HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10: The Road to Compliance [ Source: Patni Computer Systems Limited ]
September 2009- Healthcare payers and providers are facing two major compliance initiatives over the next couple of years: conversion from the HIPAA 4010 electronic transaction set to the 5010 set and conversion from ICD-9 codesets to ICD-10. These initiatives will impact nearly every core process, system and interface across the industry, and industry costs are expected to be in the billions of dollars. Although compared by pundits with the Y2K initiative, the twin HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 conversion initiatives ...

Accountable Care and the Cloud: The Future of Medical IT [ Source: Siemens ]
July 2011- In this podcast, Dan Emig and David M. Hamilton of Siemens Medical explain how the cloud can help healthcare providers significantly improve business performance by shifting allocation of their limited budget and human resources away from lower-value back-office operations in favor of higher-value clinical and patient-facing services.<br><br> The cloud does this by 1) allowing healthcare IT organizations to leverage the economies of scale offered by shared, on-demand infrastructure and 2) providing ...

Predicting Optimal Treatment Outcomes [ Source: IBM ]
January 2012- To succeed, the global health care industry must improve the delivery of quality of services while slowing the unsustainable costs associated with today's health care system.<br><br> Changing long established health care industry practices to leverage the wealth of new information available will require evidence-based justification and incentives to change provider behavior and patient acceptance.<br><br> Advanced analytics will help providers adapt to forces that ...

Axendia White paper: Lowering the Cost of Healthcare from the Inside Out [ Source: IBM ]
December 2011- Today, Healthcare providers are under increased pressure to enhance patient care and improve clinical outcomes while reducing costs and ensuring compliance with a myriad of applicable regulations. <br><br> To meet these seemingly divergent objectives, Healthcare Administrators are seeking ways to efficiently and effectively manage an increasingly sophisticated mix of Clinial, Biomedical, Facilities, engineering and Health Information Technology assets. <br><br> Healthcare Executives are seeking for a ...

HIPAA Update: Keeping Compliant with the Latest Healthcare Email Security Regulations [ Source: Proofpoint ]
October 2011- Judging from both the HITECH Act included in the stimulus bill and the FTC's multi-million dollar penalty against CVS, this much is clear: the U.S. federal government has gotten serious about enforcing HIPAA security regulations. <br><br> Enterprises need a secure mail solution that is automated and comprehensive. By taking steps now to implement automated, comprehensive email security, healthcare organizations and their business partners can reap the undisputed operational benefits ...

Foundations for the Future: Building a Better ACO [ Source: Optum ]
September 2011- The health care industry is undergoing a transformation - spurred by an unsustainable reimbursement model that rewards volume rather than outcome. Many alternatives are being considered, including pay for performance, accountable care organizations (ACOs) and private ACO-like models, medical homes and bundled payments. Although the destination is not certain, it's clear that providers, payers, employers and patients are interested in a health care ecosystem that is aligned, connected and intelligent. With these initiatives gaining momentum ...

Creating smarter healthcare products: Balancing marketplace needs with strategic goals and profitability [ Source: IBM ]
September 2011- Medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies face many of the same challenges as product-focused companies in other industries - they must be able to respond quickly to market demands with the right product at the right time but with the additional complexities of adhering to compliance and regulatory mandates.<br><br> Learn how product portfolio management can set the framework for managing and launching successful healthcare products.